Day: March 15, 2026

The profile of one of China’s top nuclear weapons scientists has been scrubbed from the website of the nation’s engineering brains trust, AzerNEWS reports.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied circulating claims that he had died, addressing the rumors in a video message and dismissing viral allegations about his appearance, AzerNEWS reports.

@noclador Pashinyan is finally steering Armenia away from its toxic past. The era of the “Karabakh clan” and their puppet masters is over. Revanchists are just relics of a failed era trying to hold the region back from peace. Move forward or get left behind. #SouthCaucasus #Peace

— Emil Axundov (@EmilAxundo90819) Mar 15, 2026

When Ebrahim Zolfaqari, spokesperson for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), declared that oil prices could surge to $200 a barrel if tensions escalate in the Persian Gulf, markets understandably took notice. His warning, coupled with threats to block the Strait of Hormuz, was not the first time an Iranian official has invoked the specter of triple-digit oil shocks. Yet the question remains: how realistic is this scenario, and what would it mean for the global economy?

🇹🇷🇦🇿Retired Turkish Rear Admiral Cihat Yaycı warns that rising activity of PKK-linked groups in NW Iran could have serious regional implications for the South Caucasus and Azerbaijan. 

#Iran #PKK #PJAK #YPG #CihatYaycı #Geopolitics #Azerbaijan #SouthCaucasus

— The Caspian Post (@thecaspianpost) Mar 15, 2026